Archetypal objects and the generic associations of such things are a key area of interest for Amy Hurst. They are often welcomed as part of sculptures that have functioned with transient movement and can resonate as systems in themselves. Paradoxes, play and the poetic are also important elements that have been present – sometimes expressed through ridiculousness, or a sense of childishness in the work. As a result of materialistic associations these odd and beguiling sculptural objects are volatile, yet manage to hold their own space. There is some sort of play-off in these works that veers between the pathetic and something more claustrophobic.